When Protectionism Harms

The Lipstick Pod

English - June 03, 2018 02:19 - 6 minutes - 6.36 MB - ★★★★★ - 5 ratings
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Sen. Rubio (R-Fl) and Sen. Warren (D-Mass) partner to pass legislation that tackles online sex trafficking of children - has led to sex workers bank accounts being frozen arbitrarily - because the finance industry is afraid of being accused of exploiting children. Although understandable, it's also utter nonsense, and is further proof that big sweeping laws may be good on its merit but sometimes harms unintentional bystanders.

Reference: https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/human-trafficking-banking-bill-sex-workers_us_5b045577e4b0740c25e5efd1

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